@historiantosara.bsky.socialOn Oct. 17, 1777, nearly 6,000 British and German troops surrendered their arms at Saratoga. Britain's Northern Campaign had collapsed. The consequences reached France and changed the American Revolution.
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@historiantosara.bsky.socialThe surrender happened in Schuylerville. The Battles of Saratoga took place farther south in Stillwater. Two places, one campaign, consequences felt across the Atlantic.
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@historiantosara.bsky.socialOur Victory. Our Legacy. Our Turn. As Saratoga County approaches the 250th anniversary, preserving the landscape and sharing its stories is our responsibility. Read the Substack article: tinyurl.com/ynj9xezp #Saratoga250
@historiantosara.bsky.socialOn Oct. 16, 1777, Elihu Ely wrote home as news of Burgoyne’s surrender spread. He knew the firing had stopped, not what history would bring. Read the Substack article: tinyurl.com/ynj9xezp #Saratoga250 #America250
@historiantosara.bsky.socialWhat brings the American Revolution to life? Historic crafts, artillery, music, living historians, and a walk along the American siege lines in Schuylerville. Discover the people and places behind Saratoga Siege Weekend.
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@historiantosara.bsky.socialThe Knox Trail is more than a Revolutionary War route. It is also a story about memory, preservation and the automobile age. Explore it Oct. 13 in Schuylerville. saratoga250.com #Saratoga250
@historiantosara.bsky.socialFrom Stillwater to Schuylerville, the Saratoga Campaign is a landscape story. The ground is still here. Walk it and the decisions of 1777 begin to make sense.
@historiantosara.bsky.socialOctober is when Saratoga’s Revolutionary story gathers momentum. Siege Weekend, Oct. 10–11, brings living historians, military demonstrations and 1777 life to Fort Hardy Park in Schuylerville. Read the Substack: tinyurl.com/ym2p4asb #Saratoga250
@historiantosara.bsky.social🥣🇺🇸 The 2027 @DiscoverSaratoga Chowderfest logo celebrates the 250th Anniversary of the Battles of Saratoga, the Turning Point of the American Revolution! Thank you for helping share the story of Saratoga and Stillwater with thousands of visitors. Learn more: tinyurl.com/yjssy5rc #Saratoga250
@historiantosara.bsky.socialElijah Parsons marched 140 miles toward Saratoga in 1777. His journey passed through farms, roads, mills and river communities. The Saratoga Campaign was happening beyond the battlefield, too.
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@historiantosara.bsky.socialOn October 7, 1777, soldiers at Tulls Mills heard cannon fire from Bemus Heights.
They could not see the battle.
They knew something was happening.
That distance is part of the story of Saratoga.
@historiantosara.bsky.socialSaratoga has a Thanksgiving story. On Nov. 1, 1777, Congress recommended a national day of thanksgiving after the victory over Burgoyne. The war was still uncertain. Read the story: tinyurl.com/mvbuupsc #Saratoga250
@historiantosara.bsky.socialWalk Saratoga's battlefield and the distances begin to make sense. So does the scale of the 1777 campaign. The landscape can turn names and dates into something tangible. Read the story: tinyurl.com/mvbuupsc #Saratoga250
@historiantosara.bsky.socialSaratoga Springs, Stillwater, and Schuylerville form a single Revolutionary landscape. September’s programs reveal how the terrain shaped the fate of a nation. Read the Substack article: tinyurl.com/ybejjf4a #AmericasTurningPoint #Saratoga250 #RevolutionaryWarHistory
@historiantosara.bsky.socialSept. 18, 1777: Burgoyne’s army prepared to advance from Swords’s House toward Bemus Heights. The next day, the First Battle of Saratoga began at Freeman’s Farm. Before the fighting came roads, ravines, streams, bridges and distance.
@historiantosara.bsky.socialThe DAR wreath‑laying at Stop 2 always gets me. Standing there in Stillwater, looking out over the same hills the soldiers saw, you feel the weight of service — past and present. It’s one of the most meaningful moments in Saratoga County each September. tinyurl.com/ybejjf4a #Saratoga250
@historiantosara.bsky.socialFreeman’s Farm still holds the echoes of the first battle of Saratoga. Walk the ground where the fight turned the tide of the Revolution in the Hudson River Valley. Read the Substack article: tinyurl.com/ybejjf4a #Saratoga250 #SaratogaCounty #America250
@historiantosara.bsky.socialThe battle had not begun. The guns were silent. But on Sept. 15, 1777, Burgoyne was moving south and Gates was waiting behind fortifications designed around the terrain. tinyurl.com/3u3xhzw5 #Saratoga250
@historiantosara.bsky.socialSeptember 15, 1777: Burgoyne's army was moving south toward Albany. Gates held Bemus Heights. Kościuszko had turned the terrain into a defense. Four days later came the First Battle of Saratoga. tinyurl.com/3u3xhzw5 #Saratoga250
@historiantosara.bsky.socialThe Hudson connects Saratoga to a much larger American story. The Battles of Saratoga and September 11 were not equivalent. But both force questions about danger, sacrifice, liberty and what citizens are willing to defend. Read: tinyurl.com/y7at4f6e #Saratoga250
